Hall-rack.



E. I. HANNOLD.

HALL RACK. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, l9d6.

1,21 6,44%. Patented Feb. 20,1917

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. HANNOLD, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hall-Racks, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in hall racks adapted to be installed in the vestibules or halls of public and private houses, club rooms and other places where such a device might be of usefor receiving and supporting umbrellas, rubbers and other articles, and at the same time may be used as a hall seat if desired.

The main object is to provide an all metal device of this character in which the main supporting frame and tray is made of sheet metal, while the major'portion of the deck overlying the-tray is made of relatively coarse mesh wire of suiiicient strength to constitute a seat and afford openings for the reception of the umbrella tips and for the drainage of moisture there through into the underlying tray.

Another object is to provide the woven wire portion of the deck with a marginal supporting flange inclining inwardly and downwardly for directing any moisture which may lodge thereon through the woven wire body andinto the underlying tray. 1

Other objects and uses relating to spe cific parts of the device will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings- Figure-1 is a perspective view of a hall rack embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse sectional view, partly broken away, taken on line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 4.- are enlarged detail sectional views taken, respectivelygon lines 3-3 and 4-4, Fig. 1.

As illustrated, this device comprises a substantially rectangular horizontal deck -1- and suitable supporting posts 2 at the four corners thereof and extending some distance belowand above the plane of the deck 1-.

These posts are of substantially the same form and size and extend aggreater-dis- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed J'une 8, 1916.

Patented'Feb. 20 191"". Serial in). 102,448.

tance above the deck than below the same, the'upper ends ofthe front and rear posts at corresponding ends of the rack being united by suitable arms 3, while the upper ends ofthe rear posts are united by a back rail t'.

In some instances,.the intermediate portions of the arms 3- may be connected by a rail 5, shown by dotted lines, as running parallel with, but some distance in front of the back rail to support the upper ends of umbrellas against undue forward tilting movement when their lower ends are resting onthe deck 1.

This deck comprises a rectangular frame 6- and a woven wire body .7 having its marginal edges suitably secured to the frame 6 in a manner hereinafter described. The frame 6-' is preferably made of sheet metal and consists of front and rear substantially parallel channel bars -8 and 9 and opposite end'channel bars 10 secured at their meeting ends one to the other by brazing, welding or equivalent fastening means.

The bars 8, -9- and 10' are arranged with their open sides facing inwardly so that the outer closed sides present a smooth and finished appearance except that the front bar 8 is provided with a lengthwise opening 11- extending nearly its entire length, but terminating slightly short of the ends thereof to receive a tray 12- below the woven wire body 7.

This opening 11 in the .front bar -8 is formed by cutting away the central portion of the front side of saidbar and bending a portion above the opening inwardly to form a lengthwise flange 13 which projects inwardly a short distance sufficient to additionally reinforce this portion of the bar against inward buckling, and also serves as a guide to facilitate the entrance of the tray 12'- into said openmg.

The lower sides of the frame bars -8;, -9 and 10+- constitute flanges 14:- which project inwardly a suflicient distance 7 to receive and support the bottom of the tray -12- which. is ofsubstantiallythe same width and height as the opening 11- in the front bar 8 and extends rearwardly beyond the rear edge of the wovenwire body .7 when its" front side is substantially. coincident with the outer face of the bar 8, the inward movement of the tray being limited by a stop -15, as shown in Fig. 2.

The upper sides of the bars 8, 9 and -10 constitute flanges -16- which incline from their outer edges downwardly and inwardly so as to drain any moisture which may accumulate thereon through the mesh of the woven wire body and into the underlying tray, the inner edges of opposite flanges being spaced considerable distance apaligt to form a rectangular opening in the dec The woven wire body 7 is tightly drawn across said'opening and against the under sides of the bars 8, 9 and 10-'to which the marginal edges thereof are rigidly secured by electric welding or equivalent fastening means so that the woven wire becomes a permanent part of the deck and lies in a substantially horizontal plane just above the upper edge of the tray 12, leaving sufficient clearance at the top to permit the tray to be freely moved inwardly and outwardly without friction with the woven wire.

A portion of the lower front side of the bar -8 is bent downwardly and integrally united with the bottom flange 14, as shown at the left hand of Fig. 2, to reinforce the said flange against vertical buckling and also affords a means of securement of the corners of the frame 6 to the corner posts 2-.

For this purpose, the lower portions of the posts from the upper face of the deck downward are made in the form of angle irons with their open sides facing inwardly to receive the corners of the frame 6 which is brazed, welded or otherwise secured to the corner posts in a substantially horizontal plane.

The tray 12 is of greater area than the opening in the frame 6 across which the woven wire body 7 extends so that when closed its marginal edges will un-- derlie the upper walls of said frame to assure the drainage of moisture from said walls into the tray which is provided at its front end with suitable handles 18 by which it may be moved forwardly and rearwardly in the opening 11 along and upon the guide flanges 14.

The portions of the posts 2 above the deck 1 are preferably tubular, rectangular in cross section, and are arranged to overhang the adjacent ends of the bars v The lower ends of the sides which face each other are inclined downwardly and inwardly to correspond to the inclination of the upper walls of said rails against which they abut, and may be brazed, welded or otherwise secured to said upper walls by additionally bracing .the posts and deck against relative movement thereby aiding in producing a strong and durable rack from comparatively light sheet metal.

The top rails -3 and 4.- consist of sheet metal channel irons arranged with their open sides facing downwardly and of such dimensions as to fit closely upon the upper ends of the posts -2 to which they are secured by welding or equivalent fastening means for the purpose of additionally stiffening the entire frame. The opposite ends of the deck frame 6- are further supported b suitable braces of sheet metal secured to the intermediate portions of the end bars 10 and to the lower portions of the posts 2, as shown in Fig. 1.

What I claim is:

1. In a hall rack, a substantially horizontal deck comprising a rectangular sheet metal frame composed of channel bars secured together end to end with their channeled sides facing inwardly, the top walls of said bars being inclined downwardly and inwardly from their outer edges, and a woven wire body extending across the opening in the frame and having its marginal edges secured to the top walls of said bars, in combination with supporting posts scoured to the four corners of the frame.

2. In a hall rack, a substantially horizontal deck comprising a rectangular sheet metal frame composed of channel bars secured together end to end with their channeled sides facing inwardly, the top walls of said bars being inclined downwardly and inwardly from their outer edges, and a woven wire body extending across the opening in the frame and having its marginal edges secured to the top walls of said bars, in combination with supporting posts secured to the four corners of the frame, the front bar having a lengthwise opening in the front side thereof and a tray slidable forwardly and rearwardly in said opening and upon the lower flanges of the bars.

3. A hall rack comprising in combination a substantially horizontal rectangular frame composed of sheet metal channel bars secured together end to end with their channeled sides facing inwardly, the upper walls of the bars being inclined downwardly and inwardly from their outer edges, the front bar having a lengthwise opening in its front side, a tray slidable in said opening along and upon the lower walls of the bars and beneath the top walls thereof, a woven wire body having its marginal edges secured to said top walls, and supporting posts secured to the four corners of the frame and extending some distance above said frame.

4. A hall rack comprising in combination a substantially horizontal rectangular frame composed of sheet metal channel bars secured together end to end with their channeled sides facing inwardly, the upper walls 10 ing some distance above said frame, and

sheet metal channel bars fitted upon and secured to the upper ends of the posts for con necting the same.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 5th day of June, 1916.

FRANK J. HANNOLD.

Witnesses:

H. E. CHASE, Amen M. CANNON.

Goples of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

